Workshop on
HONEY BEE GENOMICS & BIOLOGY
May 6 - 8, 2007
Abstract Deadline: February 7, 2007

Workshop Organizers:
Gene Robinson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Christine Elsik, Texas A&M University
George Weinstock, Baylor College of Medicine

Program outline

We are pleased to host a new workshop on Honey Bee Genomics & Biology, which will begin on the evening of Sunday, May 6, 2007 and run through lunch on Tuesday, May 8, immediately preceeding the Cold Spring Harbor meeting on The Biology of Genomes. Topics include:

Sessions & Co-Chairs:
Evolution & Comparative Genomics
Hugh Robertson and Stephen Richards
Neurobiology & Behavior
Alison Mercer and Christina Grozinger
Caste, Reproduction, Aging & Immunity
Jay Evans and Martin Beye
Population Genetics
Robert Page and Deborah Smith
Genomic Technology & Resources
Ryszard Maleszka and Daniel Weaver

Invited Speakers:
William Gelbart, Harvard University
Thomas Seeley, Cornell University
George Weinstock, Baylor College of Medicine

In keeping with Cold Spring Harbor tradition, the format of the workshop will include morning, afternoon and evening sessions consisting of short talks, limited to approximately 12 minutes, principally on unpublished work selected from the openly submitted abstracts. Abstracts should contain primarily new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers and session chairs on the basis of scientific merit and balance. Status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our Web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.

We look forward to seeing you at Cold Spring Harbor in May.

This Workshop is supported in part by funds provided by:
454 Life Sciences
Roche

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